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The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other's life. Rarely do members of one family grow up under the same roof.-- Richard Bach [i]Illusions

Here's a recent photo of my husband and his principal Major General Oates taking a moment to enjoy the sights at Ziggurat at Ur. I just loved getting this series of photos from him as I told him I was reminded that beauty can be found anywhere if we are willing to see it.

With my little bloke he is much the same. Will sit there for a few minutes but soon loses interest. And why with smaller kids when you tell them to smile they look like they're made of wax? I find that it's better to sit back and just take a million photos while he does his thing and every now and then you get a cracker.

Really cute punkin' You look great Martin, and I'm sorry to see that you've lost a dear friend, my sympathies. - been awhile since i've looked in here to visit awhile, marvelous photos of you all, and your loved ones. Thank you for sharing them.

BurgGurl,What a special photo that one is and you're right about beauty being where we see it, even in the midst of a war. Thank you for sharing it with us.

Shelley, very nice.

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The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other's life. Rarely do members of one family grow up under the same roof.-- Richard Bach [i]Illusions

I love seeing all the members and their families posted here. BurgGurl, I was thinking about you last week, so I was glad to see a photo of your hubby. Hope you are getting along ok these days. Shelley, a lovely photo, you look relaxed and happy.

Here are my two hobgoblins, one of whom is just about out of trick or treating age. Erin was a hippie and Kate was a Renaissance princess.

_________________________We all live with the objective of being happy; our lives are all different and yet the same. (Anne Frank)

I love it, djsgal! Such a lovely princess she is! The outfit on your 'hippie' brings back a lot of memories from when my sons were younger. They would rifle through boxes, closets, and drawers - all the things I had held onto from the 70's. It went from, "Mom, why do you keep all this junk?" to "Oooh, this is so cool, I'm so glad you kept this!" They actually came home with a few Best Costume Awards from school and parties.

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The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other's life. Rarely do members of one family grow up under the same roof.-- Richard Bach [i]Illusions

I can't believe it has taken me all this time to finally look into this site. The pictures are wonderful and I now feel that I know so much more about so many of you. Great pictures! I went all the way back to page 1 and enjoyed each and every photo and all the comments.

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Thought for life: Be nice to all you meet on your way up, for you might meet them again on your way down!

Tonight my sister and I had some fun ourselves, attending a "millinery soiree" at one of the local antique stores. There must have been close to twenty women, all trying on hats and vintage clothing (I stuck to hats) and generally having a roaring good time. My sister and I ended up buying each other hats as early Christmas presents.